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Ukraine’s political turmoil has again made its way into the general election dialogue here in the U.S. The New York Times reported on Sunday that the name of Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Paul Manafort, appears in a ledger documenting payments from a pro-Russian political group now under investigation for corruption. John Yang speaks with Times reporter Andrew Kramer for details. Continue reading →

President Obama urged Europeans to rededicate themselves to defending freedom in the face of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Meanwhile, Ukrainians say they’re ready to put the corruption of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych behind them. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner looks at the range of challenges to Ukraine’s future, and whether its new leadership is up to the task. Continue reading →

PBS NewsHour producer Morgan Till and chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner have been reporting from Ukraine for the last week and a half. They have been in Crimea where voters decided to secede and join Russia, Donetsk in eastern Ukraine and in the capital Kiev, where Ukrainians have been rallying against Russian aggression. Along the way the pair made a stop to the site of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s splashy villa. In it they found relics to the former leader’s opulent lifestyle. Continue reading →

President Barack Obama said Friday afternoon that “we are now deeply concerned about reports of movements taken by the Russian Federation within Ukraine” and “there will be costs” to any military intervention. Continue reading →

WASHINGTON — A chemicals weapons attack in Syria last summer that the U.S. says killed more than 1,400 people was the world’s worst human rights violation of 2013, the Obama administration concluded Thursday.

The report by the State Department also foreshadowed the unrest that has gripped the Ukraine in recent weeks and toppled its government. Continue reading →

Ukrainians continue to flock to the Maidan in Kiev to pay their respects to the victims of the revolution that felled the government and the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych. Matt Frei of Independent Television News talks to citizens on the streets about their grief, the fate of their former leader and the start of a new chapter for their country. Continue reading →

In our news wrap Monday, Ukrainian interim leaders issued a warrant for ousted President Viktor Yanukovych for the killings of protesters in bloody clashes. Yanukovych remains in hiding, while Kiev grieves the dead. Also, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., the longest serving member of Congress ever, announced he will step down after 57 years in the House. Continue reading →